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Posted: 7/14/2008 3:53:55 PM EDT
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cdnn has em 10$ cheaper. and they are 17rnd too.
www.cdnninvestments.com/be909m17blma.html they just have an indent down the side that the follower rides on instead to let the sand by. i would get mecgar mags before checkmate. |
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Posted: 7/14/2008 3:55:20 PM EDT
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It has a stronger spring and a ridge to dust/dirt can move to. I have used my issue ones for a while without any failures.
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Posted: 7/14/2008 3:58:31 PM EDT
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good weapon that can take a beating. issue mags are fine.
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Posted: 7/14/2008 5:25:00 PM EDT
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Nope.............. 
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Posted: 7/14/2008 8:00:52 PM EDT
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Depends on where in Oregon you are. I don't know too much about the geography out there as I've only visited the PacNorthwest portion of family out in the Yakima Valley one time. Still, I'd say that you'll be fine with most any magazine as long as you're west of the mountains. Unless you live in a sand-box. I'm partial to factory mags and don't any magazines that aren't stamped as Beretta's own.
That said, +1 on cdnninvestments for mags, they're the best prices around. Also check the EE, that's where I got most of mine. |
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Posted: 7/14/2008 8:03:53 PM EDT
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Buy the Checkmate mags, for the price they can't be beat. I love my Berettas. I have 3 and saving to buy a 4th.
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Posted: 7/15/2008 4:52:56 AM EDT
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You could try these....www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=7&f=89&t=464047&page=1 I ordered some. I have not been to the range w/ them as of yet. They were Airtronics marked, current USGI contract, I guess some have been Checkmate marked. @ 5 for $45 shipped, it's worth the "chance". FB |
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Posted: 7/15/2008 6:19:39 AM EDT
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I just range-tested the new Mec-Gar AFC 18rd and 20rd magazines yesterday in my Dad's new (to him) 92G.
Of all the magazines I have used over the years (MG, factory Beretta, Check-Mate, etc) these are by far the finest and finely made. I completely recommend these mags above all others. |
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Posted: 7/17/2008 5:58:47 PM EDT
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Check out Copes Dist.
They are in the industry section. |
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Posted: 7/17/2008 7:05:26 PM EDT
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I 2nd the Mec/Gar's!!! just as good as factory, cheaper, and hold 3 more rounds..... what's not to love???
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Posted: 7/19/2008 5:25:33 PM EDT
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  IMO the Mec-Gar "optimum" line is the best magazine available for the M9. We started stocking them based on requests from some of our APO customers. 18rd www.44mag.com/prodinfo.asp?number=MG9218 20rd www.44mag.com/prodinfo.asp?number=MG9220 |
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Posted: 7/19/2008 7:09:57 PM EDT
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/\ Big + 1. I love my 18 Mec-Gar mags, they are the shit. No (2/M9 is complete without 6 or more of these.
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Posted: 7/25/2008 12:08:38 PM EDT
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That's why I bought 8 of them!!!
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Posted: 8/2/2008 1:28:11 PM EDT
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+1 on the Mec-Gar 18 rounders. I got tons of factory 15's, and only a few 18's, and all i use are those 18 rounders... about 1k rounds down range, never a problem, and they don't show wear as bad as the factory ones. The sand proof ones are fine, if you live in arizona, otherwise, get the mec-gar.
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Posted: 8/6/2008 2:36:37 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/6/2008 8:33:20 PM EDT
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MECCANICA DEL SARCA (MDS) is part of Beretta Holdings. sarca.it/frameabout.htm FB |
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Posted: 8/8/2008 7:14:34 PM EDT
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another +1 for 18rd mec-gar
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Posted: 8/10/2008 8:56:49 PM EDT
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Old fashioned tag for info in thread.
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Posted: 8/10/2008 9:22:11 PM EDT
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One question I have regarding the Mec-Gar mags is where can a person purchase replacement mag springs once the original ones wear out?
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Posted: 8/12/2008 8:14:45 PM EDT
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 Arfcom is better than Wikipedia!
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Posted: 8/17/2008 6:02:27 AM EDT
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Those are for the 90-Two not the M9/92FS |
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Posted: 8/17/2008 3:08:32 PM EDT
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I like the 15 rd with the metal follower and baseplate. I just don't trust the new 18 & 20rd Mec-Gars with the plastic baseplate and plastic follower.
I've had a couple bad experiences with these type of mags, one a Mec-Gar 17rd and one a Beretta 19rd made by Astra. Both were high quality mags, but the non-legged hollow plastic follower design can cause problems. One time I took a spill with the 17rd mag and the follower was vertical on the inside of the mag and had jammed it up. Same thing happened to me with an Astra made Beretta 19rd mag once, but was not a result of a jar that I know of, I just happened to remove the mag one day and it was that way. I'd not had any problems with the mag before and both kinds always ran fine at the range. But that time I was carrying around a 1 shot Beretta for awhile and didn't even know it. Stopped trusting both of those mags after those episodes! Now I only use the factory/MDS or Mec-Gar 15rd mags with the solid (with legs) followers. |
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Posted: 8/17/2008 4:56:08 PM EDT
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The 90-Two magazines work just fine in the 92FS/M9 pistols. I have been running them for a few years without complaint. 
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Posted: 8/17/2008 9:28:30 PM EDT
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GREAT thread!!!!!
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Posted: 8/19/2008 9:05:56 AM EDT
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The gray Beretta PVD mags are excellent and a far cry from the shitty Checkmate mags.
Mec-Gar 18rd mags are excellent too, and cheaper. |
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Posted: 8/25/2008 12:19:07 AM EDT
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44MAG_COM,
You are correct, Sir. They are the finest magazines in the world, for the best combat handgun in the world. I have two M9A1s, and two CX4 Beretta carbines. Those are my carry mags, as well as my initial combat mags. Though I have Pro-Mag 33rd mags for the CX4s, the first 60 mags are all Mec-Gar AFCs in 20rds. I talked to the head of Mec-Gar here in the states by phone, when they first came out, and bought my first twenty from him. Glad that you're now carrying them, and I'll be placing an order with you, next month, for another twenty. Every semi-auto weapon should have at least twenty mags apiece... Those of you that have family or friends in Iraq or Afghanistan, send them at least five mags from Mec-Gar... The 20rd AFCs are "cheap" insurance, and a gift that will keep on giving... CFL, out... |
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